7 Ways to Support Wild Horses This Holiday Season
As the year comes to a close, many are giving thanks and preparing for the holiday season. With COVID-19 on the rise and new guidelines in place, much of the holiday shopping and preparation will be online this year. Luckily, the American Wild Horse Conservation (formerly American Wild Horse Campaign) offers numerous online ways for you to spread holiday cheer and help keep wild horses wild.
Here are seven ways to support AWHC's work and wild horses while getting ready for the holidays:
- Shop AmazonSmile
Did you know that whether you're shopping for last-minute holiday gifts or regular items on Amazon, you can help keep wild horses wild? Just use AmazonSmile, choose the American Wild Horse Conservation as your charity, and start shopping! This small action makes a huge difference. As of November 2020, AmazonSmile has distributed over $216 million to charities across the United States. Choose AWHC on AmazonSmile and shop away!
- Shop AWHC Apparel
What better gift for your horse-loving family member or friend than a “Protecting Wildness” t-shirt or our best-seller “STAY WILD” tee? AWHC shirts and sweatshirts are comfortable, stylish, and best of all, buying one significantly supports our life-saving work! If you or your friends love to cuddle up by the fire in a warm sweatshirt, the “American Wild Horse Campaign” crew neck sweatshirt is perfect. We offer seven other design options, with sizes ranging from XS-4XL, in select styles, and a variety of colors, cuts, and designs. Gift an AWHC t-shirt to the wild horse lover in your community, or treat yourself this holiday season!
- Shop Wild Grounds Coffee
Wake up to the aroma of fresh fairtrade, organic Thanksgiving Coffee’s Wild Grounds and take that first sip knowing you are helping to keep wild horses wild straight from your kitchen! The American Wild Horse Conservation has partnered with Thanksgiving Coffee to fuse the love of coffee and wild horses into one delicious cup. This holiday season, give the gift of flavorful, aromatic coffee to your loved ones, and a portion of the proceeds will support AWHC’s groundbreaking work!
- Shop Wild Horse Prints
Transport the wild right to your house with wild horse fine art photography by Kimerlee Curyl! AWHC is honored to work with Kimerlee, a fierce wild horse advocate and an incredible fine art photographer. Her stunning photography evokes feelings of freedom and a longing for true wildness. These incredible images are the perfect gift for the art aficionado and wild horse lover. Until December 23rd, get 20% off your order, and 20% will be donated to AWHC! This opportunity is a win-win for everyone. Support AWHC’s work and gift a one-of-a-kind photograph to a loved one!
Maria Marriott Photography also supports the American Wild Horse Conservation through her Wild Horse Collections by donating 20% of profits to help preserve these American icons on our Western public lands.
Renowned photographer KT Merry's photographic series Simply Wild, focused on American Mustangs, donates 20% of all retail sales to the American Wild Horse Conservation as well!
- Donate Your Old Car
Maybe you’re getting a new car as a holiday present, or your old car just isn’t cutting it anymore. No matter the situation, we have the answer to the often anguished question of what to do with the old car. Donate it using CarEasy! CarEasy is a nonprofit organization that makes it simple and fast to donate your old car. They will pick up the car at no cost to you, often within 24-72 hours. Then the CarEasy team will turn your old car into cash to support AWHC! You may even qualify for a tax deduction. This is an easy way to help keep wild horses wild and make your new car transition easier.
- Donate Stock
Donating long-term appreciated securities, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds is a great way to support AWHC. Compared to donating cash or selling your appreciated securities and contributing after-tax proceeds, you may be able to automatically increase your gift and your tax donation! If you decide to donate your stock, please let us know so we can properly acknowledge your donation.
- Start a Fundraiser
If you have a Facebook page, it’s easy to start a fundraiser benefiting AWHC! This type of peer-to-peer fundraising is essential to helping fund our life-saving programs aimed at keeping wild horses safe, with their families, and on the range. If you feel extra inspired, get your friends and family to make a fundraiser too. This can help increase your impact and spread the word to new people across your community network!
Here at AWHC, we are grateful for your unwavering support and our shared love of wild horses. We know this last year has been tough for people, and it’s been a tough one for wild horses and burros as well. But thanks to your support, we never lost hope and never will.
We have the A-team in place and are ready to charge into next year. Here’s to happy, healthy holidays and an upcoming year full of wild horse and burro victories!